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On the Cover - Garage Doors 9.0 eParts to be released in May 2008. This is one part of a whole suite of Doors and Windows to be released later this year.

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	Just Released Garage Doors 9 eParts for AutoCAD^® Architecture 2007/2009. 30+ Garage Door Styles with options to build many more. More info. >>
	Furniture 7 eParts for AutoCAD^® Architecture 2007/2009 - Now on Sale. 81 Multi-View Blocks and 19 highly customized curtain walls of common residential furniture objects. More info. >>

	Streets 7 eKit for Architectural Desktop 2007/2008 - Now on Sale. This Kit comes straight from our own project needs and is a concoction of every Object Style we could employ to create Roads, Curbs, Sidewalks, Driveways, Accessible Ramps, Signs, Striping and more. This Kit is for flat terrain only. More info. >>
	Kitchen Cabinets 7 eKit for Architectural Desktop 2007/2008 - Now on Sale. All Content is now free of Surface Models allowing the use of Materials on everything. Content has been expanded and now includes many parametric objects. More info. >>
	Fences 7 eKit for Architectural Desktop 2007/2008 - Now on Sale. All Gates have now been incorporated into the kit. New fences have been added for precast designs. A new fence-helper style has been added with objects users can add to customize unique fence designs. More info. >>
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This Quarter's Picks

www.scadd.com - offers a product for AutoCAD that helps create, maintain and enforce drafting standards. If you haven't heard of SCADD it may because their focus is primarily on Structural Engineering. You can get a 30% discount off on this product during the month of April if you use this code when purchasing from their website: ARCHI30

http://area.autodesk.com/index.php/ downloads_textures/textures_list/ - a render map depository that you may not know about.

http://www.suplugins.com/index.php?p=home - a photorealistic rendering plug-in for SketchUP.

http://amslonline.com/idrop.asp - i-drop trim profiles; pretty cool!

This Quarter's Article(s)
AutoCAD^® and AutoCAD^® Architecture 2009 - a whole new look, 64bit support and new system settings that you may want to use to make it run like the old days.
The Conforming Curtain Wall Unit - learn about the power behind Curtain Wall Unit Styles as Infills in DWA's.
Body Modifiers for Real Seams - learn a trick for adding real 3D seams to Walls and Roof Slabs for things like Standing Seam Materials.

This Quarter's News
ARCHIdigm.com is listed in ADT's and ACA's Content Browser under Plug-ins. Be sure to take a look and notice the other new products that have been added.

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Last Quarter's Cover Story
On the Cover - Interior study rendering of a winery we have been working on.

Last Quarter's Articles
Exporting AutoCAD® Architecture Models to SketchUp - learn why using Export to AutoCAD is usually a better option than Save As...
Creating Quick Louvers in AutoCAD Architecture - lean how to create fully adjustable louvers for use in ADT and ACA.
Resolving "ZoomFactor" in 3D for AutoCAD and AutoCAD Architecture - learn about this variable for zooming in perspective views.
Jump to your Browser - learn how to decipher the code used AutoCAD Architecture 2008's new "More...Tools" buttons.
I am retiring the Architectural Desktop Presentation eGuide because it was written before Viz Render was introduced and thus focuses on the current native AutoCAD rendering engine. The information in this guide is still valid, particularly for AutoCAD users. Rumor has it that Autodesk will finally update the native rendering engine.

Last Quarter's Picks

http://www.cadro.com.au/hatchkit/ - Hatchkit 2.7 is now available for AutoCAD, Revit and other programs.

H. Edward Goldberg AIA has released an impressive new book for AutoCAD Architecture 2008. In its nearly 600 pages of 8 1/2x11 format this book covers a vast amount of information on ACA 2008. There is even information on using RPC content and linking models to 3DS Max. Visit his site to read more. This book is the best AutoCAD Architecture book that has come across my desk! Purchase from www.prenhall.com.
ISBN-10: 0131592270

http://oskope.com/ - be sure to check this image search engine; it's amazing!

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